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January 8, 2021
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America’s Obsession With “Peaceful” Transitions Crashes Into Reality
The Capitol riot showed that our political system is just as frail and corruptible as any other.
November 17, 2020
Magazine
The Littlest Prince
Donald Trump will leave the White House in a blaze of truthless tweets and hapless coup attempts. Did we really expect anything else?
September 18, 2020
Magazine
The Cult of Presidential “Leadership”
Why we keep hoping in vain for a leader who won’t disappoint us
March 19, 2020
Magazine
The Political Media’s Blurred Reality
How market pressures and professional hubris have undone campaign journalism
February 21, 2020
The Soapbox
Trump’s Ego Is Causing a National Security Nightmare
The president’s capricious fury has weakened the intelligence community’s ability to safeguard our elections.
December 13, 2019
Magazine
Oligarch of the Month: Michael Bloomberg
The former New York mayor is trying to spend his way to the White House.
January 30, 2013
One Man, One Vote, One Republican President
Why Ditching the Electoral College Would Benefit the GOP
September 10, 2008
Road Trip
The bromantic comedy that is John and Lindsey.
March 19, 2007
The Agitator
Barack Obama’s unlikely political education.
October 20, 1936
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